{"id":278478,"date":"2025-09-15T21:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-billions-of-dollars-are-flowing-into-life-extension-startups-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T21:06:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:06:33","slug":"why-billions-of-dollars-are-flowing-into-life-extension-startups-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-billions-of-dollars-are-flowing-into-life-extension-startups-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why billions of dollars are flowing into life-extension startups | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DXUJBWtJRLE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why billions of dollars are flowing into life-extension startups | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DXUJBWtJRLE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Billions are flowing into longevity startups that promise to reset aging, promising the kind of &#8216;moonshot&#8217; goals common in the world of tech. 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